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Top 25 Private research institutes worldwide
RevenueBase identified 661 company matches for private research institutes worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 41,400 professional contacts across them, including 11,078 with verified work emails. Germany is the largest market and Berlin the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for private research institutes worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for private research institutes follow the table.
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The 25 largest private research institutes worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,288 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “La apuesta por la investigación de calidad ha colocado a la Universidad de Granada en puestos destacados de los diferentes “rankings” a nivel nacional.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 5,880 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is a public organization; its duty is to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research activities in the main sectors of…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 3,116 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 924 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 597 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 518 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Established in 1944 to promote Brazil’s social and economic development, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) has consolidated itself as a one of the top 10 think tanks* in the world as…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 480 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Tecgraf/PUC-Rio Institute is a successful self-supported model of R,D&I.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 477 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Brazilian Organization for Scientific and Technological Development of Airspace Control - CTCEA is an institution under private law, non-profit organization whose purpose is…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 343 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Ceit is a non profit research centre that was created by the University of Navarra in 1982.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 272 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “INESC-ID is a leading, private, non-profit Portuguese research institute advancing R&D+i in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 237 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “National Institute of Advanced Studies was conceived and founded in 1988 by the late Mr.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 220 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 208 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 185 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “SEO Amsterdam Economics conducts applied economic research on behalf of both public and private sector clients.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 151 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 150 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Since its creation in 2012, the Institut Pascal gave birth to a structuring cluster in the field of «Engineering and Systems Sciences» aimed at national and international…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 149 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) is an autonomous institute whose primary mission is to conduct public policy research leading to policy advice.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 120 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “PRS Legislative Research is a non partisan independent research institute that provides research support on legislative, public policy and budgets to Members of Parliament and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 113 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “TCG CREST aspires to be a leading research institute of the world to unleash the true potential of human talent.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 111 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 110 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Avec une activité annuelle de 45M€, un effectif proche de 600 salariés, 1200 contrats par an, Armines est la première structure privée de recherche contractuelle française.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 101 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Criado em 29 de outubro de 1986, o IEA é um dos institutos especializados da USP e destina-se à integração de pesquisadores, grupos de pesquisa e unidades acadêmicas da…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 100 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Fraunhofer USA, Inc.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 90 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has been one of India’s leading public policy think tanks since 1973.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “GFaI is a private non-profit research institute in applied computer science.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
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- Every country. Country and city lists for private research institutes are linked below.
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Private research institutes by location
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RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “private research institutes”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many private research institutes are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 661 company matches for private research institutes worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Universidad DE Granada tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most private research institutes?
Germany leads with 63 companies, followed by India (44) and Brazil (29). Every private research institutes list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most private research institutes?
Berlin leads with 10 company records, followed by Bangalore (8) and New Delhi (8).
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A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 11,078 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 661 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
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RevenueBase records 661 matching company records for private research institutes worldwide, with 41,400 tracked contacts and 11,078 verified work emails.
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Top 25 private research institutes worldwide
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| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Universidad DE Granadaugr.esHQ: Granada, SpainReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Granada, Spain | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 6,288 contacts → |
“La apuesta por la investigación de calidad ha colocado a la Universidad de Granada en puestos destacados de los diferentes “rankings” a nivel nacional.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Rome, ItalyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Rome, Italy | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,880 contacts → |
“The National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is a public organization; its duty is to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research activities in the main sectors of…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Southwest Research Instituteswri.orgHQ: San Antonio, MI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, MI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,116 contacts → |
“Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  Sintefsintef.noHQ: Trondheim, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Trondheim, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 924 contacts → |
“SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Skolkovo Institute Of Science And Technologyskoltech.ruHQ: Moscow, RussiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Moscow, Russia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 597 contacts → |
“The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  FGV Brazilfgv.brHQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 518 contacts → |
“Established in 1944 to promote Brazil’s social and economic development, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) has consolidated itself as a one of the top 10 think tanks* in the world as…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Tecgraf Puc-Riotecgraf.puc-rio.brHQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 201-500 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 201-500 | Exact match | 480 contacts → |
“Tecgraf/PUC-Rio Institute is a successful self-supported model of R,D&I.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  CTCEActcea.org.brHQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 501-1,000 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 477 contacts → |
“The Brazilian Organization for Scientific and Technological Development of Airspace Control - CTCEA is an institution under private law, non-profit organization whose purpose is…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Ceit Research Centerceit.esHQ: San Sebastián, SpainReported employees: 201-500 | San Sebastián, Spain | 201-500 | Exact match | 343 contacts → |
“Ceit is a non profit research centre that was created by the University of Navarra in 1982.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Inesc-Idinesc-id.ptHQ: Lisbon, PortugalReported employees: 201-500 | Lisbon, Portugal | 201-500 | Exact match | 272 contacts → |
“INESC-ID is a leading, private, non-profit Portuguese research institute advancing R&D+i in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  National Institute Of Advanced Studiesnias.res.inHQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: Not recorded | Bangalore, India | Not recorded | Exact match | 237 contacts → |
“National Institute of Advanced Studies was conceived and founded in 1988 by the late Mr.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  DIW Berlindiw.deHQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Berlin, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 220 contacts → |
“The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  NCAERncaer.orgHQ: Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Delhi, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 208 contacts → |
“NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  SEO Amsterdam Economicsseo.nlHQ: Amsterdam, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 185 contacts → |
“SEO Amsterdam Economics conducts applied economic research on behalf of both public and private sector clients.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  CEPRcepr.orgHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 151 contacts → |
“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Institut Pascalinstitutpascal.uca.frHQ: Aubiere, FranceReported employees: 201-500 | Aubiere, France | 201-500 | Exact match | 150 contacts → |
“Since its creation in 2012, the Institut Pascal gave birth to a structuring cluster in the field of «Engineering and Systems Sciences» aimed at national and international…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Kippra Kenyakippra.or.keHQ: Nairobi, KenyaReported employees: 51-200 | Nairobi, Kenya | 51-200 | Exact match | 149 contacts → |
“The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) is an autonomous institute whose primary mission is to conduct public policy research leading to policy advice.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  PRS Legislative Researchprsindia.orgHQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | New Delhi, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 120 contacts → |
“PRS Legislative Research is a non partisan independent research institute that provides research support on legislative, public policy and budgets to Members of Parliament and…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  TCG Cresttcgcrest.orgHQ: Kolkata, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Kolkata, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 113 contacts → |
“TCG CREST aspires to be a leading research institute of the world to unleash the true potential of human talent.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  The Takshashila Institutiontakshashila.org.inHQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Bangalore, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 111 contacts → |
“The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Arminesarmines.netHQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 501-1,000 | Paris, France | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 110 contacts → |
“Avec une activité annuelle de 45M€, un effectif proche de 600 salariés, 1200 contrats par an, Armines est la première structure privée de recherche contractuelle française.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Instituto DE Estudos Avançados DA USPiea.usp.brHQ: São Paulo, BrazilReported employees: 51-200 | São Paulo, Brazil | 51-200 | Exact match | 101 contacts → |
“Criado em 29 de outubro de 1986, o IEA é um dos institutos especializados da USP e destina-se à integração de pesquisadores, grupos de pesquisa e unidades acadêmicas da…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Fraunhofer USA INCfraunhofer.orgHQ: Plymouth, MI, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Plymouth, MI, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 100 contacts → |
“Fraunhofer USA, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Centre For Policy Researchcprindia.orgHQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | New Delhi, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has been one of India’s leading public policy think tanks since 1973.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 51-200 | Berlin, Germany | 51-200 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“GFaI is a private non-profit research institute in applied computer science.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Private research institutes: dataset insights
November 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
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655 records in the displayed employee bands.
6 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 661 companies.
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- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
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Private research institutes by location
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How many private research institutes did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 661 matching company records, 41,400 tracked contacts and 11,078 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
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RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 private research institutes worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/private-research-institutes.
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RevenueBase records 661 matching company records for private research institutes worldwide, with 41,400 tracked contacts and 11,078 verified work emails.
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Top 25 private research institutes worldwide
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| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad DE Granadaugr.es HQ: Granada, SpainReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Granada, Spain | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 6,288 contacts → |
“La apuesta por la investigación de calidad ha colocado a la Universidad de Granada en puestos destacados de los diferentes “rankings” a nivel nacional.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Rome, ItalyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Rome, Italy | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,880 contacts → |
“The National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is a public organization; its duty is to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research activities in the main sectors of…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Southwest Research Instituteswri.org HQ: San Antonio, MI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, MI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,116 contacts → |
“Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Sintefsintef.no HQ: Trondheim, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Trondheim, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 924 contacts → |
“SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Skolkovo Institute Of Science And Technologyskoltech.ru HQ: Moscow, RussiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Moscow, Russia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 597 contacts → |
“The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | FGV Brazilfgv.br HQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 518 contacts → |
“Established in 1944 to promote Brazil’s social and economic development, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) has consolidated itself as a one of the top 10 think tanks* in the world as…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Tecgraf Puc-Riotecgraf.puc-rio.br HQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 201-500 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 201-500 | Exact match | 480 contacts → |
“Tecgraf/PUC-Rio Institute is a successful self-supported model of R,D&I.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | CTCEActcea.org.br HQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 501-1,000 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 477 contacts → |
“The Brazilian Organization for Scientific and Technological Development of Airspace Control - CTCEA is an institution under private law, non-profit organization whose purpose is…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Ceit Research Centerceit.es HQ: San Sebastián, SpainReported employees: 201-500 | San Sebastián, Spain | 201-500 | Exact match | 343 contacts → |
“Ceit is a non profit research centre that was created by the University of Navarra in 1982.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Inesc-Idinesc-id.pt HQ: Lisbon, PortugalReported employees: 201-500 | Lisbon, Portugal | 201-500 | Exact match | 272 contacts → |
“INESC-ID is a leading, private, non-profit Portuguese research institute advancing R&D+i in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | National Institute Of Advanced Studiesnias.res.in HQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: Not recorded | Bangalore, India | Not recorded | Exact match | 237 contacts → |
“National Institute of Advanced Studies was conceived and founded in 1988 by the late Mr.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | DIW Berlindiw.de HQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Berlin, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 220 contacts → |
“The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | NCAERncaer.org HQ: Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Delhi, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 208 contacts → |
“NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | SEO Amsterdam Economicsseo.nl HQ: Amsterdam, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 185 contacts → |
“SEO Amsterdam Economics conducts applied economic research on behalf of both public and private sector clients.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | CEPRcepr.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 151 contacts → |
“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Institut Pascalinstitutpascal.uca.fr HQ: Aubiere, FranceReported employees: 201-500 | Aubiere, France | 201-500 | Exact match | 150 contacts → |
“Since its creation in 2012, the Institut Pascal gave birth to a structuring cluster in the field of «Engineering and Systems Sciences» aimed at national and international…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Kippra Kenyakippra.or.ke HQ: Nairobi, KenyaReported employees: 51-200 | Nairobi, Kenya | 51-200 | Exact match | 149 contacts → |
“The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) is an autonomous institute whose primary mission is to conduct public policy research leading to policy advice.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | PRS Legislative Researchprsindia.org HQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | New Delhi, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 120 contacts → |
“PRS Legislative Research is a non partisan independent research institute that provides research support on legislative, public policy and budgets to Members of Parliament and…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | TCG Cresttcgcrest.org HQ: Kolkata, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Kolkata, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 113 contacts → |
“TCG CREST aspires to be a leading research institute of the world to unleash the true potential of human talent.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | The Takshashila Institutiontakshashila.org.in HQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Bangalore, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 111 contacts → |
“The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Arminesarmines.net HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 501-1,000 | Paris, France | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 110 contacts → |
“Avec une activité annuelle de 45M€, un effectif proche de 600 salariés, 1200 contrats par an, Armines est la première structure privée de recherche contractuelle française.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Instituto DE Estudos Avançados DA USPiea.usp.br HQ: São Paulo, BrazilReported employees: 51-200 | São Paulo, Brazil | 51-200 | Exact match | 101 contacts → |
“Criado em 29 de outubro de 1986, o IEA é um dos institutos especializados da USP e destina-se à integração de pesquisadores, grupos de pesquisa e unidades acadêmicas da…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Fraunhofer USA INCfraunhofer.org HQ: Plymouth, MI, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Plymouth, MI, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 100 contacts → |
“Fraunhofer USA, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Centre For Policy Researchcprindia.org HQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | New Delhi, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has been one of India’s leading public policy think tanks since 1973.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 51-200 | Berlin, Germany | 51-200 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“GFaI is a private non-profit research institute in applied computer science.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Private research institutes: dataset insights
November 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
655 records in the displayed employee bands.
6 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 661 companies.
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Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
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Private research institutes by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Private research institutes list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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What does Exact match mean for private research institutes?
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How many private research institutes did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 661 matching company records, 41,400 tracked contacts and 11,078 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 private research institutes worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/private-research-institutes.
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